Street Fighter 3 Alpha Max PSP

Street Fighter 3 Alpha Max PSP

Navneet Prakash, Aug 12, 2008 1715 hrs IST

A great game for gaming on the go, with tons of game modes.

Great Old-School fighting action, Tons of modes and 40 playable characters, Ad-hoc multiplayer is fun and additive, Great game to have for gaming on the go.

Controls can take some time getting used to, No change in presentation.

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Game play

The game play is no different from the arcade or PC version of the alpha games. The same super fast fighting style with a new twist and these twists are called "-isms". In SF Alpha, the super combos can change the entire match within seconds. These super combos are not very easy to execute and have many different levels to them. Every player has an energy gauge, which is filled by performing various actions like getting a few good hits. The energy gauge is used to unleash super-combos. As mentioned earlier, there are three different levels of super combos that have to be selected before each match. The most basic is called X-ism, this one is simple and has only one Super combo per player. The second is called A-ism, there are 3 different levels to A-ism and this means that you can fill up three different gauges. A-ism is useful as there are 3 different super combos and the last is V-ism, a little complicated so let me elaborate.

In V-ism you can create your own original combos for a limited amount of time, see the video below and you will understand what I mean. You basically get a virtual double and it can be used to produce crazy combos. It can seem a little complicated but you get used to it once you start playing the game. The game is very fast paced and offers many combos and moves to explore. The only issue is that its not so easy to execute all the moves due to the control scheme, its a little hard to get used to the controls on the PSP. But once you get used to the controls, it's smooth sailing. The multiplayer is Ad-hoc only but is great fun. Nothing like beating up your old friend!